Thun - The Doorway To The Bernese Alps
Thun is a great little town with most likely the most spectacular views of the Alps you can get anywhere in the Swiss Alps.
Thun - Kanton Bern - Switzerland
Thun () is a municipality in the district of Thun in the canton of Berne in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants (1 January 2006).
It is located where the River Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), 30 km south of Bern.
Besides tourism, machine and apparatus engineering, the largest garrison of the country, the food industry and publishing are of economic importance to Thun.
FC Thun - The Thun Soccer Club
FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club plays in the Swiss Super League. The club plays in the Lachen Stadium which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing. The club's colours are red and white.
Guide Books About Thun and the Bernese Oberland
Switzerland's Mountain Inns: A Walking Vacation in a World Apart
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Walking Easy: in the Swiss and Austrian Alps
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Walking Switzerland-The Swiss Way-: From Vacation Apartments, Hotels, Mountain Inns, and Huts
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Swiss Bernese Oberland: A Travel Guide with Specific Trips to the Mountains, Lakes and Villages, Third Edition
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Walking Easy in the Swiss & Austrian Alps (Hiking Guide for Active Adults)
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Useful Links Thun and Bernese Oberland
- Stadt Thun
- The official website of the town of Thun
- Thun Tourismus Organisation
- The special Thun Website for Visitors.
- Hiking in the Thun Area
- Godd hikes, from easy strolls along the lake of Thun to full mountain hikes
- Thunersee Yachtclub
- Thunersee Yachtclub - Sailing on the Lake of Thun
- Yacht-Club Spiez
- Yacht-Club Spiez - Sailing on the Lake of Thun
- Segelschule Thunersee
- Segelschule Thunersee - - Sailing on the Lake of Thun
- Schlossmuseum Thun
- Castle of Thun - Schlossmuseum Thun. Das Schlossmuseum Thun gewährt einen interessanten Einblick in 4000 Jahre Kulturgeschichte. Die Zähringerburg hat im Laufe der Zeit vieles in sich aufgenommen; ein Blick hinter die dicken Mauern lohnt sich sehr.
- Kunstmuseum Thun
- Wocher-Panorama im Schadaupark
Das Wocher-Panorama im nahegelegenen Schadaupark (15 Min. Fussweg vom Kunstmuseum) wird als Depositum der Gottfried Keller-Stiftung vom Kunstmuseum Thun verwaltet. Das in den Jahren 1809 bis 1814 entstandene Rundbild der Stadt Thun ist das erste schweizerische Werk seiner Art und weltweit das älteste erhaltene Exemplar seiner Gattung. Der Künstler Marquard Wocher skizzierte das 360°-Bild der Kleinstadt auf einem Dach mitten in der Thuner Altstadt sitzend.
Thunersee - Lake of Thun
Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It took its name from the city of Thun is on its north shore.
Lake Thun's approximately 2,500 km2 large catchment area frequently causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls. This occurs because the river Aar (German: Aare), which drains Lake Thun, has only limited capacity to handle the excess runoff.
The lake is fed by water from Lake Brienz to the south east, which lies 6 metres higher than Lake Thun and various streams in the Oberland, including the Kander. Lake Thun was created after the last ice age and was originally part of Lake Brienz. The historic combined lake is called Wendelsee by geologists and historians.
Fishing is important enough to keep a handful professional fishers employed. In 2001 the total catch was 53,000 kg. Since 1835 passenger ships have operated on the lake. There are ten passenger ships in total, operated by the local railway company BLS Lötschbergbahn.
The Latest News about Thun
- The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
- Michael D. Esher, airport and ferry administrator for Pierce County, reported today that work will begin Tuesday to realign the taxiway at Thun field. ...
- Where Are They Now: FC Thun
- With qualifying ongoing and some of Europe's smaller clubs trying to make it to the big dance, I thought FC Thun would make an excellent candidate for this ...
- Small plane crashes near Puyallup's Thun Field
- ... the Pierce County Sheriff's Department says the plane went down around 10:40 am in a grassy area about two miles southeast of Puyallup's Thun Field. ...
